With all due respect, for those interested in this kinda thing (count me in!), it's not so much about having a number of versions when we're talking about the actual recording sessions. Instead, it's...
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With all due respect, for those interested in this kinda thing (count me in!), it's not so much about having a number of versions when we're talking about the actual recording sessions. Instead, it's...
It's brilliant (the Christmas Carols album AND Fleur Carnivore). Here's a review of the Christmas album: https://www.allaboutjazz.com/carlas-christmas-carols-carla-bley-watt-ecm-review-by-john-kelman
An somewhat personal obit of sorts that I posted on Facebook yesterday:
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I just heard the terribly sad news that the great Carla Bley has left us. I'm shattered.
I've been a fan since I...
I actually saw The Thing (Carpenter's, that is) a dozen times in the theatre when it came out. I've gone from Beta to DVD to Blu Ray to 4K and have lost count as to many times I've see it. I know I...
Definitely the best Archive series set so far.
Nice writing.. I bought the high res download version, along with the Angel's Share sessions reels, and have really been enjoying it. I am looking forward to hearing what they do with Blues for...
For any who own Tetra 333s or 222s (the top half of the 333s), they're offering an upgrade that has made a major difference to an already amazing listening intstrument. The new 333 more closely...
I gave Waters' DSOTM Redux as fair as shake as I could give, and simply couldn't help thinking the following descriptions as I was listening to it: self-indulgent, self-aggrandising...just a lot of...
I managed to get one at imusik.co for $147.98 (CAD, about 103 Euros), shipping included. But there are no more copies left, sorry to have to report. But I made the order back in April when it was...
Yeah, I've a real problem with this. Also, frankly, in that if something is published in limited numbers, like the Madfish Gentle Giant box, it results in the price of the box on the resale market...
Just to be clear: I didn't sell mine. I offered it to the first interested PE'er, and am even paying postage. I don't collect these things but some people do, and I'd rather see it find a good home...
After I got the box and realized that the included hardcover book was more a dovetail with Cunningham's bio I managed to find a copy at a decent price. Together, the two books give about as complete...
Just a quick note to say that the signed Broadsword coaster has been claimed. Sorry to those who didn't manage to get it.
Have a great weekend everyone!
John
I'm generally in agreement but do break my price point/limit for special occasions, like the upcoming Who's Next | Lifehouse 10cd/BR box, with two hardcover books. I just couldn't resist. As major...
Exactly, nearly 6 hours of unique content (combining everything on DVD please some material on CD3 that isn't on the DVDs), a massive book...
Compare it to other "deluxe" editions of similar size...
Hi all,
Well,, my copy of the Monster BS&TB arrived from Burning Shed today. Turns out I was one of the lucky ones to receive a coaster signed by Ian Anderson.
Since I don't collect this kinda...
I don't agree. Amongst his later great groups:
The Belo Horizonte group from the early ti mid 80s
The trio with Trilok Gurtu, late '80s/early '90s
The Free Spirits, with Dennis Chambers & Joey...
Here's a review of the Resonance two-CD set: https://www.allaboutjazz.com/resonance-manfred-schoof-ecm-records-review-by-john-kelman
The Broadsword CD/DVD set and upcoming Who's Next | Lifehouse mega box (due Sept 15) will be keeping my ears very busy for while.
My Broadsword is on its way from Burning Shed and I hope to have...
Good morning everyone! So, as promised, the second half of my liners for Bill Bruford!a liner notes to his Earthworks/Michiel Borstlap duo/Ralph Towner/Eddie Gomez trio/World Drummers Ensemble...
I picked up the Horslips More Than You Can Chew box earlier this year and overall love it. Had only a passing acquaintance with the group before that, and found there was a whole lot to love about...
Just curious: does the double-disc combo of Winterfold Collection & Bruford and the Beat still have my Winterfold liners? Sometimes, when they combine releases like this, they turf the liners (which...
And not to forget that the Summerfold Collection, if you're a completist like I am, is worth having for getting the previously unreleased Earhworks MKII version of Feels Good to Me's "Beelzebub." And...
Good day all! It's been awhile but sadly another relapse that has slowed me down, though I'm now on the last chapter of the Crimson book, so we're getting there!
In the meantime, speaking of King...
Just a point of principle: most live shows in Crimson mega boxes are very good quality. Only the LTIA box is otherwise, because there just weren't many proper recordings.
But Starless and The Road...
As does Elusive Discs. They announced all of them at once some time ago, so I preordered all of them and am now just waiting as they are released one, sometimes two, at a time.
I've had earlier...
Don't do boots much, but when I was in England in 1983, I had a recording Walkman wit a pretty darn good stereo microphone.
When I discovered, with my buddy living there that Phil Miller was...
Well,it's not exactly apples and apples to compare bootlegs pre-digital age with now. And that there wasn't a way to file share as easily as today back in the days of PG2.
Just sayin'....the...
No CD released. It'll be coming as an SACD Hybrid in the next while, as they're doing the entire Dan catalogue (and have released SACDs of Cant Buy a Thrill, Two Against Nature & Everything Must Go...
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Hello again everyone!
As promised, the second of three liner notes published today at AAJ. This time it's Norwegian trumpeter Arve Heriksens's 7-LP Rune Gramophone box set,...
Sorry to hear this (late to it too)...loved his work on John Martyn's Grace & Danger, in particular....
Thanks and glad your wife is getting results, but this is a different beast: an autoimmune disorder that has now been upped to include stage I've sarcoidosis (stage I've sarc is not like cancer...it...
Hello, everyone, sorry for being MIA for so long, but things have been less than wonderful, I'm afraid. I've posted on Facebook but figured I'd post the "good news/bad news" stuff here as well.
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Hi everyone, hope your week is starting well.
Sadly, I suffered another organising inflammatory pneumonia relapse two weeks ago, so have been largely bed/couch bound, unable to do much. I'm...
That book was by Colin Harper, a terrific British writer who has written a number of great books, with particular emphasis on British folk artists including Bert Jansch, though his reach is far...
My pleasure and thanks for the kind words! If these liners encourage you to revisit these fine recordings, then my job is done! ;)
Cheers!
Just FYI, these mixes aren't new: they were included in the 2016 Old & New Masters box set, As It Waa, which collects all four albums together.
But just to be clear, they're not new...but if you...
Hello again!
Hope you've been enjoying the start of your weekend.
As part of All About Jazz's publication of liner notes, the third (and final) of my three Old & New Mastersbox set liners for...
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Hello again!
Hope you've been enjoying your week and are beginning to look forward to a...
It's terrific. I must admit that their drug use is a bit obvious, especially in '81, when the tempos are a little, um, accelerated. But the set lists and laying are both terrific throughout every...
While I tend to buy dead box sets as high res FLACs these days, I've got a good number of older ones, and have to say that they do a really good job at making each box set look both great...and...
Exactly! :mad
I agree...structurally it's very much formed by "Supper's Ready." That said, I like it a lot and if I am going to pull out an IQ album, it's usually either Dark Matter, especially for this track, The...
Except ... it wasn't crap. The guy absolutely loved the record and plans to give it plenty of re-listens. For me, that's a real win..someone you wouldn't expect to be exposed to CttE, but has been,...
:lol
Well, I took you at your word ;)
Anyway, no offence intended, only that I was surprisingly happy to discover that this guy really loved the record. And if anyone has written the guy off simply...
No, but at least one poster said he stopped listening after 3 seconds, and that means, at least to me, that he assumed the worst, when in fact it was really refreshing to hear that this YouTube guy...
It's not just sanctioned by the writer; it's sanctioned by the label and/or artist as well. For every liner I am publishing at AAJ I am asking for permission from the record label and/or artist. If I...
Actually, I skimmed through the whole thing and the guy was seriously digging it. "Filthy" appears to be a complement, as his reactions throughout and especially at the end of the video were of a guy...
Dave, AFAIK. ECM is one of the few labels that does provide PDFs of th CD booklets when you buy the album as a download...certainly, at least, in high res at places like ProStudioMasters, HDTracks,...
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Hello everyone,
Hope you're enjoying your week. Life is pretty much stable here...not much better, but also no worse, which is a very good thing!
Just to let you know that All About Jazz...
I'm ok with CDs with DVD and/or BR with higher res/surround mixes, as most folks with a CD player have a DVD or BR player (and these days a decent BR player can be purchased very inexpensively). I've...
Doesn't the Steven Wilson remix box give you everything? New stereo and surround mixes, original mixes, additional tracks, liner notes....I am not sure what a "Dark Side" box could provide that isn't...
Other than a new remaster, there's nothing in this that isn't in the Immersion box (which actually has more content). In fact, other than the '23 remaster and high res, this new one has nothing, in...
There's little doubt that, for some, Hammill's voice can be an acquired taste....but, man, when you "get" it! :heart
Well, as for the price, I'd argue that Madfish (along with Panegyric) provide great value for money. When you consider that the Giant box included I think 35CDs and one Blu Ray, a 12"x12" hardcover...
If you have even the two-disc DSOTM and WYWH, along with the Early Years box, you have the entire Wembley show, you just have to put it together. But it's all there.
I thought I'd miss Jaxon's reeds/woodwinds, but the trio, while different of course, manages to avoid sounding at all like they are missing anything...in other words, complete (largely thanks to...
FWIW, some words I posted on FB:
Another HUGE loss ... David Crosby has passed away. I can't say I'm totally surprised, as his life was, sadly, filled with physical abuses that make his lasting to...
And that's what bothers me. People who buy the box then turn around and resell for a HUGE markup. Not that I would, but if I were to sell my copy, the most I'd charge would be double list...and...